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I don’t usually get the chance to shop at J Crew Factory, but during a recent outlet mall “school-shop-stop” I snuck in a peek and picked up a couple of things. I have bought too many bright pink clothes recently but this Warmspun Waffle sweater was a good price and very soft. I must admit […]

Another day, another dodgy hem by yours truly. These are very old trousers (and very big trousers – I got out the summer boxes and, oops, it seems hardly anything still fits, put 10lbs on since last summer! These were too big to wear last year but I kept them just in case… and this […]

I bought this a while ago, I’m a sucker for spots. It’s really quite unflattering on my figure though as it has pleats back and front, and adds a lot of bulk to already bulky places. I really ought to have tried a size down but I didn’t, so have to live with it. It […]

This is a Boden Casual Printed Tunic WL679 from last year, there are a very few left in the Clearance section. We have woken up to rain but it’s supposed to hot by this afternoon so this outfit should cover all bases. I do love a good tunic, hides a multitude of my sins, but […]

I can’t keep up, such changeable weather. I last wore this Joe Fresh tunic here and I’m not sure it’s a whole lot warmer today but I am braving Nehara ballet flats instead of boots. They come in wide width and are so comfortable. I haven’t had patent shoes since my “party shoes” when I was […]

I’ve started taking better care of my clothes since “the great closet clean out” – picking them up off the floor, sewing buttons that are dangling by a thread, actually reading the care labels and following them to the letter. I have even learned to darn and darned a few woollens – didn’t know I […]